CP is digging their own grave...

While I'm sure we aren't going to have to worry about oh so precious shade for the rest of this season, I do love Cedar Point for its homey, and natural surroundings so to speak, although, I would much prefer a Rocket coaster 10:1 over trees...Think about whats going up over there...

We've all seen the gargantuan supports going up... This thing is going to provide some awesome thrills in '03 - Don't worry about the trees. I promise most of them will return...

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It's all in Twisted Wicker, can't you see?!

I know that what seems to be the rather reckless cutting down of trees at Cedar Point seems to be "distroying" atmosphere, but if you look carefully at what trees are being taken out, there is actually a rhyme and reason to their removal.

Cedar Point is a park that is filled with trees over 100 years old, most of the trees over the past few seasons that have been removed have been of the large Coton Wood variety, with many dead branches, dumping that nasty coton all over the park. Looking at some of the cut down pieces, many have dead and or rotting trunks. Cedar Point is being rather responsible in cutting down old trees, before they could cause greater damage.

They have also shown a great responsibility in replacing what they cut down, yes they do not plant many full grown or mature trees, but they are assuring that the future of Cedar Point will have just as many beautiful landscaping areas as they do now.

Someone mentioned above the Iron Dragon area as a good example. I worked at Cedar Point they season they clear cut that area to build that ride. Now almost 20 years later, that area of the island looks better than the overgrown mess it was before. The Frontier Trail even three years later has a wonderful feel, not looking as overgrown with undergrowth, but a location topped off by a beautiful canopy of trees.

Look at the number of trees planted by Wicked Twister , that area over the past 20 years or so has not had any landscaping to speak, and in another 5 to 10 years, that plaza will be a nice shady area by the lake.

So with all the "new" destruction of trees for the new coaster, look to the past to see where things will be in the future.

Are the trees planet near Wicked Twister comparible to the large trees in the park though? I was under the impression that they would not grow much past the ordimental stage.

Trees near Wicked Twister? There was a building there to begin with, so anything is an improvement.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com
"There's nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, when it's all in your mind. You gotta let go." - Ghetto, Supreme Beings of Leisure

boy when jeff mentioned there would be people who would complain about this coaster, I never would have guessed this.....

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Old Timer Tim said:
When WWL was first built, (1982) you could see all the way to the lift hill and the drop from the que...but if you look today it is truly amazing to see the way the trees and landscaping has filled in

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I recently came across this interesting photo of White Water Landing in 1982.

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*** This post was edited by Gemini 9/25/2002 10:34:24 AM ***

Nice photo! It's almost as if I'm looking at the model inside Town Hall. I don't know what's more frightening, the lack of foilage, or the humungous line...probably the line. :)

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Wow! Great photo.

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Hard to believe that was 20 years ago!!

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I find it to be very sad as well that trees are being chopped left and right. But we all know that Cedar Point isn't the most shaded park in the world. Heck, midways are barely covered, quelines are covered with umbrella awnings... it is a shame. I just wish Cedar Point put as much effort into using trees as thrill elements and shade as Holiday World did when they built Raven and Legend. There were barely any trees removed for those coasters, and it is almost frightening when you see a tree only a foot in front of you before you suddenly drop into a ravine.

Personally I don't care about the trees, I see them every day all around...

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that building wooden coasters is much different from building steel ones. When it is required to get huge equipment (cranes) into an area to erect the support and track systems, trees are going to have to be removed.

And as I posted before, CP does replace many of the trees that are removed, and likely add even more.

But as was also pointed out in the photo of White Water Landing, it will take 10-20 years before the newly planted trees will actually provide the kind of shade we see near WWL now.

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